Puli (1985 film)

Puli
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raj Bharat
Written by	Satyanand (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Raj Bharat
Story by	Raj Bharat
Produced by	Anam Gopala Krishna Reddy
Starring	Chiranjeevi Radha
Cinematography	Lok Singh
Edited by	M. Vellai Swamy
Music by	Chakravarthy
Production company	Sri Venkata Krishna Films [1]
Release date	26 June 1985 (1985-06-26)
Running time	121 mins
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Puli (transl. Tiger) is a 1985 Telugu-language action film directed by Raj Bharat. ^[2] Produced by Anam Gopala Krishna Reddy, ^[3] the film stars Chiranjeevi and Radha, ^[4] with music composed by Chakravarthy. ^[5] The film was a flop at the box office.

Plot

Kranthi is an honest police officer of the special branch. He has a sister named Lakshmi. Inspector Shyam is a corrupt officer who works for Smuggler JK. One day, Shyam causes an accident, which causes Lakshmi to lose her eyesight and her fiancée to be murdered. Kranthi goes hunting and catches corrupt inspector Shyam, his associate James, and JK Kidnaps Radha and Lakshmi. The rest of the movie is about how all ends well.

Cast

• Chiranjeevi as Kranthi
• Radha as Radha
• Rao Gopal Rao as J.K.
• Satyanarayana as Pratap Rao
• Allu Ramalingaiah as Narasimham
• Rajendra Prasad as Inspector Prasad
• Nutan Prasad as Inspector Shyam
• Subhalekha Sudhakar as Gopi
• Sudarshan as Naagu
• Chitti Babu
• Annapurna as Savitri
• Samyuktha as Lakshmi
• Silk Smitha as item number
• Jagga Rao as J.K.'s bodyguard
• Pemmasani Ramakrishna as James

Music

Puli
Film score by Chakravarthy
Released	1985
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	20:39
Label	AVM Audio
Producer	Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy chronology
Chiranjeevi (1985) Puli (1985) Rakta Sindhuram (1985)

Music was composed by Chakravarthy. Lyrics were written by Veturi. Music was released on AVM Audio Company. ^[6]

S. No.	Song title	Singers	length
1	"Nunna Nunnani Ollu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	4:22
2	"Kanda Chusi Gunde Chusi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	3:45
3	"Edukintha Kopalu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	4:24
4	"Maa Kanti Papaku"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela	3:40
5	"O Maavayyo"	S. Janaki	4:28

Other

• VCDs and DVDs on - SHALIMAR Video Company, Hyderabad

References

1. "Puli (Overview)". IMDb.
2. "Puli (Direction)". Filmibeat.
3. "Puli (Banner)". Chitr.com. 9 May 2023.
4. "Puli (Cast & Crew)". gomolo.com.
5. "Puli (Review)". The Cine Bay.
6. "Puli (Songs)". Cineradham.